The Blue Devils are one of the most successful American football clubs in Germany, having won four German Bowls as well as three Eurobowls.

It continued to take part in tournaments in 1993, defeating a number of European top clubs, including the German champions, the Munich Cowboys.

[3] In 1994, the Blue Devils took part in the Football League of Europe, where they lost the final to the Stockholm Nordic Vikings, played in front of 18,000 in Hamburg.

In 1997, the Blue Devils were able to defend their European Football League title by winning the Eurobowl, but lost in the semi-finals of the national championships.

On both occasions, the Lions kept the upper hand, but the 30,000 that turned out to see the German Bowl at Hamburgs Volksparkstadion were a new record for the game in Germany.

Additionally, the clubs marketing agency had to declare insolvency, too, but the Blue Devils survived theirs and moved into their own stadium, the eVendi Arena.

[3] From 2005 to 2007, the club also faced some local competition in the form of NFL Europe team Hamburg Sea Devils.

In 2006, the play-off semi finals could still be reached, in 2007 it was only the quarter-finals and, in 2008, a fifth place meant the club did not play a post season at all.

[5] After not fielding a senior team in 2014 the club returned to league football for 2015, entering the tier five Verbandsliga Nord, where they finished third.